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R. G. BRITTON. CHILDRENS CARRIAGES,

Patented Aug. 1,1876.

ILPETERS, PHOWUTNOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D. C.

and that the following is a full,

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RODNEY G. BRITTON, OF SPRINGFIELD, VERMONT.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHiLDRENS CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.

J anuar To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RODNEY G. BRITTON of Springfield, in the county ofWindsor and State of Vermont, have invented a new and.

useful Improvement in Childrens Carriages;

clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,making a part of this specification.

This invention is in the nature of an inlcarriages; and the inventionconsists in a childs carriage provided with atop constructed with twosupch are secured to the top by joints at the upper ends, and to asupporting curved frame at their other, these rods being combined with acam, whereby the top may be adjusted at any required angle, or placed ina position parallel, or nearly parallel, with the body of the carriage,substantially in the manner hereinafter described.

In the accompan Figure 1 is a side childrens carriages;

ying sheet of drawings, view of improvement in and Fig. 2, across-section of same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures.

A represents the body of a childs carriage, to the sides of which aresecured curved frames B, and to each of these frames are attached, bymeans of pivotal bolts or otherwise, the lower ends of thesupporting-rods C These rods are secured to the frames at two differentpoints-via, the centers (1, from which the curves of the frames aredescribed, and a point, I), just within the circumference of the curvesand immediately above the center a.

The upper ends of the supporting-rods C may be attached directly to theends of the canopy or top D, or they may be attached to shortprojections d. The latter are preferable. In either case, however, theattachment must be by means of hinged joints or pivotal bolts, so thatthe top may be moved in an irregular curve eitherback ward or forward,the joints at the upper and lower ends of the rods freely allowing thetop to assume almost any desired position, as shown by dotted lines inFig. 1 that is, the top may be thrown back of the occupant of thecarriage into a position at right angles to the body of the carriage, orit may be adjusted immediately over or in front of the occupant, in sucha position as to completely keep out the sun, and at the same timepermit the child to look out; or it may be brought down close to the topof the body and parallel with it, for convenience of packing.

The top so adjusted is held in the required position by a cam, E. Sincethis cam may be of any construction, no particular description of it isnecessary.

The supports being placed, respectively, one on each side of the frameB, they are, by the action of the cam, brought t ghtly in contact withthe sides of the frame, by simply turning the lever e, which holds themfirmly in position by friction or, by turning the lever in a reversedirection, they may be moved into any position desired.

Having thus described I claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

The top or canopy of a childs carriage jointed to rods, the lower endswhereof are secured to a frame at points one above the other, andcombined with a friction or other adjusting and holding device,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

RODNEY G. BRITTON.

Witnesses:

JOHN N. DEMARY,

JEROME W. PIERCE.

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